FINAL REPORT - International Joint Commission

ANNEX 2
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the fluvial St. Lawrence and evaluation of the regulation criteria for the Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence
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and Wildlife, Department of Wildlife Research. 141 p.
Mingelbier, M., Morin, J. Quantifying the Effects of Water Discharge on Fish-Suitable Habitats Using 2D
Modeling in the St. Lawrence River. Paper presented at the 11 th Annual International Conference on
the St. Lawrence River Ecosystem, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, Cornwall,
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Habitat Group. March 8, 2004.
Morin, J., Turgeon, K., Champoux, O., Martin, S., Rioux, D. Modeling spatial distribution of submerged
macrophytes of the St. Lawrence River. Environment Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada.
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11th Annual International Conference on the St. Lawrence River Ecosystem, St. Lawrence River
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Cornwall, May 18-19, 2004.
Ouellet, V. et al. Validation and Treatment of LIDAR Data in Wetlands Modelling. Paper presented at the
11th Annual International Conference on the St. Lawrence River Ecosystem, St. Lawrence River
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Cornwall, May 18-19, 2004.
Savage, C. Lake Ontario–St. Lawrence River Wetland Habitats: A Bird’s Eye View from a Plant Ecologist.
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St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, Cornwall, May 18-19, 2004.
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Toner, J.A., Farrell, J.M., Mead, J.V., Muskrat House Abundance within Upper St. Lawrence River Tributary
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Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, June 2005.
Turgeon, K. et al. Modelling St. Lawrence River Wetland, From Lake Saint-Pierre to Lake Saint-Louis.
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St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, Cornwall, May 18-19, 2004.
Turgeon, K., Champoux, O., Jean, M., Morin, J. Modelling Wetland Types of the St. Lawrence River
Floodplain. Environment Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada and St. Lawrence Centre, Montreal.
Watson, J. ETWG Year 3 Technical Report, April 2004.
Wilcox, D.A. Relationships Between Lake Ontario Wetlands and Habitats. Submitted to the International
Lake Ontario–St. Lawrence River Study Board, 2003.
Wilcox, D., Arbor, A., Ingram, J. Evaluation of the Effects of Water Level Variation on Wetland Plant
Communities and Development of Models for Different Wetland Types to Predict Responses of
Vegetation to Water Level Variations. Geological Survey, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region.
Wilcox, D.A., Ingram, J.W., Kowalski, K.P., Meeker, J.E., Carlson, M.L., Xie, Y., Grabas, G.P., Holmes, K.L.,
and Patterson, N.J. (2005). Evaluation of water-level-regulation influences on Lake Ontario and Upper
St. Lawrence River coastal wetland plant communities. Final project report. International Joint
Commission, Washington, DC and Ottawa, Ontario. 67 p.
Wilcox, D.A. and Ingram, J.W. (2005) Historic trends in Lake Ontario coastal wetland vegetation
abundance. Unpublished data.
30 Options for Managing Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Water Levels and Flows